NTNU - Department of Language and Literature - Nordic Network for L2 Pronunciation - NNL2P
Nordic Network for L2 Pronunciation
NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, 12 October 2023
The conference brings together researchers and teachers in second and foreign language pronunciation. The Nordic Network for L2 Pronunciation (NNL2P) takes a special interest in Nordic languages but welcomes any contributions that are relevant to the field, including but not restricted to
- segmental and prosodic pronunciation
- from articulation to perception
- the influence of spelling on pronunciation learning
- foreign and second language learning and teaching
- bilingual and non-native language learning
- L2, L3, etc.
- learning through immersion and in language courses
- factors that affect language learning
- accentedness, intelligibility, comprehensibility, and acceptability
- pronunciation training and assessment
- basic and applied research
The conference provides an opportunity to meet other researchers and teachers in an informal setting. All oral and poster presentations are in person, you are also welcome to participate without a presentation. All presentations will be in English. The conference starts early on Thursday morning and finishes at lunchtime on Friday; to get good rates for your trip and stay, you are advised to plan your trip well in advance.
Keynote speakers
About NNL2P
Abstracts should be written in English and have a maximum length of 300 words, excluding references. The deadline for abstracts is August 15, 2023. All abstracts are peer-reviewed. Accepted abstracts (notification deadline: September 1, 2023) will be published online. Please indicate in the mail whether you prefer a poster or want to be considered for an oral presentation. Abstracts can be sent to NNL2P@isl.ntnu.no using this template to simplify publication on the conference webpage.
Posters
The maximum size of posters is A0 (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm) and should be in portrait orientation. Please note that there is no printing service at the conference.
Oral presentations
Please bring your presentation on a memory stick.
Venue
The conference was held at NTNU's campus Gløshaugen, Kolbjørn Hejes vei 1A, Trondheim. Building: Varmeteknisk, 2. Floor, Seminar room C201 (302_C201).
You can also take the bus from a bus stop near your hotel to bus stop “Gløshaugen”. Be sure to download the AtB mobillett app from App Store or Google Play in advance!
Travel
You may travel to Trondheim airport by plane. The airport is called Værnes (TRD) and has several flights from Copenhagen, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Oslo during the day.
How to get from Trondheim airport to the city centre:
- by bus. The bus stops quite near to the recommended hotels.
- by taxi (flytaxi is more affordable than a normal taxi but must be ordered in advance)
- by train from “Trondheim lufthavn” to “Trondheim S” . Trondheim Central station (“Trondheim S”) is situated in the city centre, within walking distance from most of what the city has to offer.
Accommodation
There are many options for hotels in Trondheim which you can book through booking.com or hotels.com. We’ve selected four options:
- Radisson Blue Royal Garden (most affordable)
Distance to the venue: 27 minutes on foot, 20 minutes by bus
- Thon Hotel Trondheim
Distance to the venue: 24 minutes on foot, 9 minutes by bus
- Quality Hotel Augustin
Distance to the venue: 23 minutes on foot, 9 minutes by bus
- Scandic Lerkendal (closest to the venue, not in the city centre)
Distance to the venue: 14 minutes on foot, 13 minutes by bus
If you want to share with others, there are two other options, but these must booked by contacting them directly (and well in advance):
- Trondheim Leilighetshotell
Several places, be sure to check distance to the venue
- Pensjonat Jarlen
Distance to the venue: 25 minutes on foot, 11 minutes by bus
Contact
If you have any questions, please send a mail to NNL2P@ntnu.no. For urgent matters, ring Jacques Koreman on +47 91 89 77 22.
Co-organizers
Senior Associate Professor
Linköping Universitet
Senior lecturer
Jyväskylä University
Assistant Professor
NTNU
Previous conferences
The conference in Trondheim is the third in this series. The first conference in this series was organized in 2019 at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland, and the previous conference was held online in 2021 and organized by Linköping University in Sweden. This third conference is organized by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.